Balaken city
Balaken district – the most northwestern district in the Republic. In the west and in the south the district is bounded with Georgia. “Balaken” word –for word envisages “sall village”. Approximately half of the area territory lies in mountain locality, another part – at plain. In the district, there are many mountain rivers, lake spread out nerby Katekh Mountain. For the northern, mountain part of the area specifically to have cold climate, for plains – moderate. mid yearly level of humidity comprise 41%. Mid monthly temperature +13 C.
In the northern part of the region there is woodland, there grow such trees as grab, alber, oak, chestnut, acacia, out of brushwood-strawberry, dog-rose and etc. There are more than 30 types of medicinal herds. Balaken area occupies two third territory of the Zagatala National Park.